WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: YUMA, Ariz. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding an open-house meeting in Yuma on Feb. 15 from 5-7 p.m. at the Yuma Public Library to provide information on the Department of the Interior's ongoing efforts to support appropriate renewable energy development on our nation's public lands through an updated Western Solar Plan. The public meeting will preview the BLM'  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 30 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying relief (Case No. 24-01-039) on Jan. 29, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Anton Callaway, Complainant, vs. Southern California Edison (U338E), Defendant. DECISION DENYING RELIEF AND DISMISSING COMPLAINT Summary The decision denies the requested relief and dismisses the expedited complaint of Anton Callaway with prejudice on the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: On Friday, January 26, Congressman Salud Carbajal and Congresswoman Julia Brownley presented a $12 million federal award from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand access to public electric vehicle charging in Ventura County, advancing the County's goals of equitable mobility and energy resiliency. The federal funds are projected to support the construction of 190 new EV chargers in Ventura Count  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following testimony by Lawrence A. Cunningham, a special counsel at Mayer Brown LLP, and an emeritus professor at the George Washington University, involving a hearing on Jan. 18, 2024, entitled "Oversight of the SEC's Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule: A Future of Legal Hurdles": * * * Chair Huizenga, Ranking Member Green, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for hearing my testimony.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: "I don't care if you're in health care, if you're in mining, if you're in energy, everyone agrees that permitting is crushing us." "We want to continue on with what Bill Johnson has been doing," Carter said. "The Biden regulations are certainly something that we're very concerned about." "We need to beat China. Let's face it, China is the OPEC of critical minerals. My district is one of the few districts   more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Squishy Robotics' Tensegrity Sensor Robots help first responders determine their approach to a disaster scene. Firefighters used the robots during a subway attack exercise at the 2021 Unmanned Tactical Application Conference to detect gas leaks and other hazards. JPL-developed technologies featured include several used by Curiosity and ECOSTRESS, plus new data visualization methods, imag  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: DENVER--Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced that Estes Industries in Fremont County has been awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Grant of $520,000 to help them transition to renewable energy. The funding will be used to construct a solar array to fulfill 98 percent of the facility's yearly energy needs, helping to protect the environment and al  more